On the recordSeptember 8, 1950
We shall not adopt prohibitory and punitive statutes without being absolutely sure that the proposed laws are not a greater threat than the things against which they would provide protection.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We shall not adopt prohibitory and punitive statutes without being absolutely sure that the proposed laws are not a…”
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Veto of Bill To Amend the Nationality Act of 1940, as Amended.
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